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Sym-Bionic Titan
Sym-Bionic Titan | |
Genre | Action Adventure[1] Science fiction |
Created by | Genndy Tartakovsky Bryan Andrews Paul Rudish |
Directed by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
Voices of | Kevin Thoms Tara Strong Brian Posehn Don Leslie John DiMaggio Tim Russ |
Theme music composer | Tyler Bates |
Composer(s) | Tyler Bates Dieter Hartmann (additional music) Tim Williams (additional music) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky |
Producer(s) | Shareena Carlson |
Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
Production company(s) | Orphanage Animation Studios Cartoon Network Studios |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Cartoon Network |
Original run | September 17, 2010 | – April 9, 2011
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Sym-Bionic Titan is an American animated action science fiction television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews, and Paul Rudish for Cartoon Network. The series focuses on a trio made up of the alien princess Ilana, the rebellious soldier Lance, and the robot Octus; the three are able to combine to create the titular Sym-Bionic Titan. A preview of the series was first shown at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International,[2] and further details were revealed at Cartoon Network's 2010 Upfront.[3][4] The series premiered on September 17, 2010, and ended on April 9, 2011. The series is rated TV-PG-V.
Cartoon Network initially ordered 20 episodes; Tartakovsky had hoped to expand on that,[5] but the series was not renewed for another season, as the show "did not have any toys connected to it."[6] Although Sym-Bionic Titan has never been released on DVD, all 20 episodes are available on iTunes.
On October 7, 2012, reruns of Sym-Bionic Titan began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami block along with the 2011 television series of ThunderCats.[7][8]
Billed as "an exciting hybrid of high school drama and giant robot battles", Sym-Bionic Titan features "the adventures of three beings from the planet Galaluna who crash-land on Earth while attempting to escape their war-torn world." The series follows the lives of Ilana, Lance, and Octus, two alien teens and a robot in the form of humanoids who arrive on Earth, an "identical" planet to Galaluna, while fleeing an evil general who has taken over their home planet with the help of monstrous creatures called Mutraddi.
The three main characters include Ilana, princess of the royal family; Lance, a rebellious but capable soldier; and Octus, a bio-cybernetic robot, all of whom must now blend into everyday life in Sherman, Illinois. Posing as high school students, Lance and Octus work to conceal Princess Ilana from General Modula and his hideous space mutants sent to kill the sole heir of Galaluna. When called into battle, the Galalunans are outfitted with individual armor that provides more than ample protection. It is when the gravest of danger appears that Octus activates the sym-bionic defense program and he, Ilana, and Lance unite "Heart, Body and Mind" and come together to form the spectacular cyber-giant Sym-Bionic Titan.
- Corporal Lance (voiced by Kevin Thoms) - On Galaluna, Lance was the most talented soldier in his military unit, but also the most rambunctious. With an inherent disregard for authority, Lance is often lost in his own angst and turmoil. However, on the battlefield he is a quick and capable warrior. Lance's father was a top scientist who disappeared in a mysterious accident when Lance was very young. After this, Lance had a troubled life in school before proving himself as a warrior and joining the military. The King of Galaluna chose Lance as his daughter's protector on Earth, and during this mission the two become close friends. The rebellious attitude that caused him so much trouble back home becomes the reason of his popularity at Sherman High. Lance uses the "Manus" armor, capable of materializing short-range weapons such as swords, with built-in guns and missiles. Lance is the "body" of Titan.
- Princess Ilana (voiced by Tara Strong) - Ilana is the daughter of the King and sole heir to the throne of the planet Galaluna. She has always been a symbol of hope and happiness for the citizens of Galaluna, and it is for this reason that evil forces hunt her on Earth; her very existence is enough to rally a rebellion against her people's oppressors and for that she must be destroyed. Ironically, the outspokenness and earnestness that made her a hero to her people has made her unpopular at school on Earth. Despite this, Ilana is determined to make the best of her new life and to discover all she can about her adopted home. Ilana uses the "Corus" armor system, which can project lasers and force fields. She is the "heart" of the Sym-Bionic Titan.
- Octus (voiced by Brian Posehn) - Octus is the latest android model developed by a group of Galaluna's top scientists. A thinking organic machine capable of changing his shape, Octus is able to adapt to any situation. He is an analytical observer, defining and recording data for further research and categorization. When Princess Ilana is threatened, Octus can utilize a number of defensive tactics including energy bolts and piercing sonic disruptions. He can develop new abilities, such as super speed, if the situation calls for it. When a threat exceeds Octus' individual abilities he is able to unite with Ilana and Lance's armors to form the Sym-Bionic Titan, becoming the "mind" of the giant robot. In an effort to assimilate on Earth, Octus can cloak himself with a variety of holograms. In school, he adopts the persona of a stereotypical "nerd" named Newton, (after Sir Isaac Newton). At home, Octus uses a "Dad" hologram. While this is initially intended to function as a ruse for parent-teacher conferences and other events necessitating parental participation, Octus begins acting more like a real father as the three spend time on Earth, often mediating fights between Lance and Ilana and helping them to see things from a different perspective. As Newton, he also undergoes changes, discovering his emotions and developing a liking for the cheerleader Kimmy that he himself cannot explain.
Sym-Bionic Titan[edit]
The Sym-Bionic Titan (referred to as just "Titan" by humans) is the combined form of Lance's Manus armor, Ilana's Corus armor, and Octus's robotic body, the result of the Sym-Bionic defense program that Octus possesses. Its interior structure is the combined Manus and Corus armors and its transparent exterior armor is Octus's outer shell. It is capable of flight and can create various weapons, tools and defenses in exact response to the pilots' mere thoughts. The Titan rarely shows outward signs of damage, but will deactivate if attacked enough. In "A New Beginning", the Sym-Bionic Titan was made even stronger and more powerful when Octus was brought back to life, with more abilities and powers (which are much stronger and much more powerful) than it had before, like projecting huge, incredibly powerful energy beams from its hands and feet. When it came to the only time when Sym-Bionic Titan spoke, its voice was provided by Richard McGonagle.
- General Modula (voiced by Don Leslie) - Once a great hero, General Modula commanded the armies of Galaluna through some of their fiercest battles and always emerged victorious. Modula was assumed to have perished while on a mission with the king, but he survived. After that, Modula became ravenous for power and developed an obsession with taking revenge against the King and ruling the planet. He somehow obtained extremely potent psychic powers including the ability to control Muttraddi creatures, forcibly extract information from peoples minds, and project bolts of energy potent enough to disintegrate a person. Using these abilities, Modula gathered an army of beasts and monsters and attacked the capital and Royal Palace, conquered them, and began working to complete his reign over Galaluna. General Modula is a ruthless warmonger and dictator who is set on destroying Ilana.
- Electric Entity - This monster appeared in the episode "A Family Crisis". It is a blue-white mass of electricity that was first found by the Galactic Guardian Group on a space station near Saturn, where it attacked them, leaving Solomon as the only survivor. This forced him to call Ilana, Lance and Octus for help. The creature has the power to drain any form of energy from anything. The creature is destroyed when Lance blew up the space station with the creature in it, but not before Octus is killed by it. The only noise the creature makes is a loud shriek. It is unlikely that this monster is a Muttradi, as it did not open the rift gate the other monsters use.
The Mutraddi are alien monsters used by General Modula in his plot to conquer Galaluna and kill the princess. Some are human-sized, while others are gigantic mega-beasts. Their homeworld is a damaged planet called Mutradd, though many of them apparently were not born there. Even so, they are still referred to as Muttraddi. It is possible that "Muttraddi" is the Galalunian word for "alien". So far, only a few Muttradi are known to be able to speak. Among the featured Mutraddis are:
- Fire Monster - The Fire Monster is the first Mutraddi that General Modula sent to Earth to destroy the princess. It is really a rock monster, but is capable of using fire as a weapon and flying. When it came to Earth, it landed outside the city of Sherman, and the military was unable to stop it as it entered downtown. It was then attacked by Ilana, Lance and Octus, and for the first time, the three formed the Sym-Bionic Titan. During the battle, the monster devastated a large section of the city with its fiery power, but eventually the Titan pushed it into a nearby lake, dousing its flames, but it then burst out of the lake in its rock form and tried to crush the Titan. At this point, Solomon and G3 had arrived on the scene and paralyzed the monster with a motion wave cannon, allowing the Titan to cut the monster into pieces.
- Xeexi (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - Xeexi is an intelligent squid/cockroach-like Mutraddi creature, the third Mutraddi that General Modula sent to Earth to destroy the princess and one of Modula's high-ranked troopers. He can enter humanoid bodies (and possibly more) to cause massive stress, pain, and is even able to make said humanoid spill information. His only appearance (so far) was in "Phantom Ninja", where he gained information from the King that Ilana was "not alone," and then invaded Earth for Modula's bidding to find out why the monsters Modula was sending to earth were failing to destroy Ilana. He attempted to track Ilana, caught a signal of Lance's armor and successfully captured him and forced him to reveal Ilana's location, which also succeeded. Lance, however, eventually escaped and regrouped with Ilana and Octus to form Sym-Bionic Titan. When the Titan was formed, Xeexi was surprised to see the Galalunan secret weapon. As Xeexi was retreating (as his mechanical vehicle was a small bug compared to the Titan), he initially recorded the Titan and successfully sent a probe back to Galaluna, only for his vehicle to be crushed by the Titan. Despite his possible death, he succeeded in his mission. It is unknown whether Xeexi died or not. Being an invertebrate, he could have survived being smashed by the Titan. For a spilt-second, he can be seen inside his vehicle when the Titan smashed it.
- Duraak (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A Mutraddi scientist. Modula came to the Mutraddi homeworld in hopes to find a "special" creature since the ones given to him were failures. Duraak presented a giant creature who had scales that could withstand unmeasurable force and had poisonous spikes that shot out like missiles, but did not catch Modula's interest. He then presented a giant frog-like creature that could emit lightning and fire, but he told Modula it was not the most special. Finally, he presented Tashy 497, who could perform an explosion powerful enough to destroy an entire planet. However, when Tashy 497's vital signs boosted but it did not explode, Durrak was killed by General Modula due to his failure.
- Tashy 497/Mushy/Tarax/497 - The seventh Mutraddi sent to Earth. It has the physical appearance of a cute, harmless alien, but in fact, has unstable power from within. If it dies, it creates a massive explosion that is powerful enough to destroy an entire planet. Modula had interest of this creature and had dispatched it to Earth in a large rocket so it can explode when it crash-landed, but Sym-Bionic Titan managed to stop the rocket. Lance, Octus and Ilana then found Tashy inside the rocket's "warhead". Ilana adored the creature and took it with her since Octus stated they could not leave any alien life form for the army to discover. Ilana named it Mushy, Lance named it Tarax, and Octus called it 497. When Octus analyzed a piece of its skin, he discovered the creature's intent and the atmosphere of Earth caused it to deteriorate. It was then agreed that they would send it out to space so it would explode harmlessly. It was later discovered that the creature had created a cosmic formation, and was named Tashy 497. It was the only Mutraddi monster that didn't intentionally want to destroy the trio.
- Muculox (voiced by John DiMaggio) - Muculox is the tenth Mutraddi sent to earth. He is slightly larger than a human, and the only Mutraddi beast not to engage Titan in combat. He is light green, with four eyes located along his bottom jaw, and has six limbs; two smaller upper arms, two larger lower arms connected by light webbing and two legs and has transparent skin on his chest and head. He is also capable of reviving after being defeated and he can even speak. Proportionally, he is very strong, capable of kicking the Manus armor a significant distance. When he came to Earth, his ship landed in a swamp, and he engaged Lance, Ilana and Octus when they came to investigate. After being electrocuted by Octus under water he is apparently killed and thrown on shore. While discussing what to do with the beast, Muculox revives and wraps his projectile tongue, around Ilana's ankle, giving her a topical venom burn before fleeing into the swamp. This venom burn slowly infects her and begins to replace her DNA with that of Muculox's, making her stronger and more nimble, as well as altering her appearance. Midway through her transformation, Ilana encounters a dead alligator that shows some of the same transformation signs as she has: webbed hands, and light greenish skin, and two eyes on its bottom jaw in addition to its own eyes (clearly another victim of Muculox). The mutant alligator also revives from its deceased state and attacks Ilana. She manages to survive being bitten by the giant creature with little to no injury, and the beast is killed when Ilana snaps the mutant gator's jaw. By this point, Ilana is fully transformed and Muculox approaches her and emits a call from his vocal sac, gaining control over her mind. This call was also used to summon his ship from where it rested at the bottom of the swamp, so he could take Ilana back to Mutradd and gain an even greater reward for bringing her in alive, but before they could leave, Lance kills Muculox by using the Manus armor to leap up to the escaping ship and stab a trident through Muculox's chest, piercing its heart. When Muculox dies, the ship crashes and the psychic link between Ilana and Muculox is severed. Ilana goes into cardiac arrest for a period of time, but then her mutated heart restarts, and since the link is severed, she reverts to her humanoid form.
Other strange Mutraddi exist, including the standard Mutraddi which are grey and strong. Modula has these in Hordes. Another is a drill creature that is impervious to most attacks. Also, there are other intelligent Mutraddi besides Xeexi, such as a humanoid frog that seems to serve as a courier for Modula.
- Solomon (voiced by Tim Russ) - Solomon is the leader of the Galactic Guardian Group (more commonly known as G3), an independent group dedicated to handling alien threats, which he initially sees in both Titan and the monsters it fights. He knows the identities of Ilana, Lance, and Octus since he saw surveillance videos of Lance wielding his Manus armor and had them confiscated. He appears to have an understanding of "Titan's" good intentions as shown when he allowed Titan to flee when it defeated the fire monster and smiling when Octus played the friendship song. Solomon stated that he is tracking General Steel's actions and warns him not to mess with foreign species, which Steel ignores. However, his true motives are currently unknown. In "The Fortress of Deception", he captures Lance and Ilana and outruns Octus. He later assumes a false identity "Kane" (a reference to pulp witch-hunter Solomon Kane), who is a prisoner and ex-member of G3. Kane later guides the group to their armor, and later, Octus comes and they form Titan. Solomon then secures Titan in a giant trap, reveals his identity, and demands answers, but Titan manages to escape. He also has a fighting style similar to Lance's, but even though G3 uses Galalunian-like technology, he still appears to have no knowledge of the Galalunians and their purpose. He also secretly works for a currently unknown individual with a metal hand (which looks exactly like a Manus armor hand implying this man may somehow be Lance's father who had gone through the rift gate many years earlier) who seems to be the true leader of G3. G3 also cleans up the remains of the giant Mutraddi monsters that Titan has already destroyed. After being rescued from the Electric Entity by the group, he offers to help them. They eventually agreed and stayed with G3 while they tried to restore Octus.
- General Julius Steel (voiced by John DiMaggio) - General Julius Steel is in charge of many of the armed forces, and is portrayed as the stereotypical "shoot first, ask questions later" soldier. He too sees Titan and the monsters it fights as a threat, but he also hates Solomon due to their competition of dealing with alien threats. He stated in an interview that Titan was the one who brought the monsters to Earth, and intends to destroy it so that more monsters would not appear (which is true in some way, given the fact that Modula is sending them to Earth to destroy the princess). His desire to destroy Titan may be an obsession, demonstrated when he completely ignored safety protocols to cut open a mysterious rock, which resulted in a cloud of destructive power. Even after Titan stopped it, Steel still seems to be obsessive over the destruction of Titan. Steel is very stubborn and dimwitted, even to fire his pistol directly at a mutraddi creature.
- H.M.E.R. (a.k.a. "The Hammer") - The H.M.E.R. (Homeland Mobile Emergency Robot) is a giant robot that General Steel built from the remains of the massive rocket that brought Tashy 497 to Earth. It has powerful military weapons, a giant laser gun, thick armor, is capable of flight, and is manned by a crew of hundreds of soldiers. It was revealed to the public when it engaged the horned monster in downtown Sherman and defeated it. Later, it fought Ilana and Lance when they broke into Steel's military base to repower Octus by using H.M.E.R.'s power source. It almost killed them, but they were saved at the last minute by Solomon and G3, prompting Steel to mark G3 as traitors. Steel takes great pride in this machine, shown as he patted its surface after it fought Lance and Ilana. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in the last episode by a Mutraddi monster in San Francisco. The nickname of the robot is obviously a pun on the 1990s rapper M.C. Hammer, and General Steel made frequent references to his song U Can't Touch This during the robot's use.
- Kimberly "Kimmy" Meisner (voiced by Cassie Scerbo in the first appearance, Kari Wahlgren in all subsequent appearances) - Kimmy is a student at Sherman High and the Cheerleading Squad's Captain. She first appeared in "Showdown at Sherman High", where Ilana tried out for cheerleading but had sabotaged her, causing her to fail her attempt at doing "the Pyramid". Throughout the episode, Kimmy insults and mocks Ilana regardless of her trying to assist them and lead them to safety. Not wanting to tolerate any more of her insults, Ilana said that Kimmy was a horrible person, and that she feels sorry for her. Kimmy realizes her actions and agrees to help Ilana through the remainder of the episode. In the episode "Lessons in Love", Kimmy went to the Lunis' house to study under Newton's aid, as she had received an F on a math test but was given a chance to make up her grade, otherwise she would be kicked off the cheerleading squad. Throughout the episode, Kimmy finds studying under Newton difficult and tries to simply have him do her test for her (including an unsuccessful attempt to seduce Octus), which Newton ultimately denied even after her provocative dance routine. Saying that everyone has a role to play in the social life, Kimmy tried to convince herself and Newton that she was the stupid type, but Newton explained that all she had to do was dedicate herself to her work like she does with cheerleading, and it would all become clear. Eventually Kimmy began to develop strong feelings for Newton, and ended up sharing a kiss with him. At the end of the episode, Kimmy receives an A, and thanks Newton for his help, claiming that she couldn't have done it without him. Kimmy kindly greeted the confused Lance and Ilana, and asked Newton to walk her to class. In "The Ballad of Scary Mary" Kimmy invites Newton, Lance and Ilana to the annual "Scary Mary" party. While there, she convinces two of her cheerleader friends to support her relationship with Newton and confronts her ex-boyfriend Brandon over it. When a Mutraddi creature attacks at the party, Newton upsets Kimmy by making her escape with Brandon. She gives him the silent treatment for it at school, but then gives him the chance to explain himself. In "Under the Three Moons" she became upset when Newton left her during the homecoming dance and she broke up with him. She also appeared in "The Steel Foe," in which she noted the absence of the "Lunis" family from school. In "A New Beginning," Kimmy and her friends went to check the "Lunis" house, worried about them. In the end of the episode, when she receives a text from Newton saying he will be back soon, tears come from her eyes and she smiles, showing that she still has feelings for Newton.
- Jason (voiced by Will Friedle) - Jason is a sweet yet geeky and clumsy boy who Ilana meets at the "Scary Mary" party. He later goes to the homecoming dance with Ilana, who had a large hand in organizing the event. When Ilana, Lance, and Octus depart to fight a Mutraddi, Jason decides to dance with Mirabel, a girl on the homecoming committee.
- Edwin "Meat" Kapinski (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) - Edwin, often called Meat, is a lovable yet dimwitted jock who idolizes Newton. His real name was revealed in "The Steel Foe".
- Barb (voiced by Audrey Wasilewski) - Barb is the neighbor of the Lunis family. She has a crush on Octus's "dad" program and her actions are considered strange to the team. The suggestive humor associated with this character contributed to the TV-PG rating of the program. She also has a pet Rottweiler named Hercules.
Other Earthlings[edit]
- Detective Blutosky (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A detective that has been after a street racer named Mike Chan for a long time. He is even willing to ignore some of the rules to find him, as he is caught by Ilana keeping Lance in custody for over two hours. He eventually succeeds in catching Mike Chan. Detective Blutosky later appears investigating a car crash following Octus' pursuance of the Galactic Guardian Group when they captured Lance and Ilana.
- Kristin (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - Kristin is a Goth girl who Lance meets at the "Scary Mary" party. Her conversation with him reveals that they have similar personalities, even jokingly suggesting they are "soul mates" (like Lance, she also practices martial arts). Lance might be attracted to her, as she is the only few girls at school who he's paid any attention to, and he even asked her to the school dance, though she turned him down as it "wasn't her thing".
- Brandon Chase (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - Kimmy's ex-boyfriend, he appeared in "Ballad of Scary Mary". He is also seen in "Under The Three Moons" throwing snow balls at "Newton" and Kimmy; later when he and Kimmy were crowned prom king and queen, he thought this was his chance to have her again but she angrily refused.
- Tiffany (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - A friend of Kimmy, who she often hugs. These hugs are the source of a running gag.
- Monica (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Another of Kimmy's friends who is also a cheerleader. She is African American and wears large red hoop earrings. She has shown interest in Lance: For example, in "Disenfranchised" after overhearing Ilana and Lance talking about the upcoming concert she asked Ilana if it was true immediately after Lance left the table.
- Bryan (voiced by Will Friedle) - The school mascot. When Lance was fighting the blob monsters in the episode "Showdown at Sherman High" the other students thought it was Bryan since Lance was wearing the Mascot outfit which he wore so the monsters wouldn't recognize him. He was also in the episode "Disenfranchised".
Other Galalunians[edit]
- The King (voiced by John DiMaggio) - The unnamed King of Galaluna is Ilana's father. He sent Ilana, Lance and Octus to Earth using a type of hyperspace called a Rift Gate. When Lance's father was presumed deceased upon testing the prototype Rift Gate as seen in a flashback episode, the King had agreed to watch over Lance as if he was his own. He is currently kept in custody by General Modula, who tortures him for information about Titan, Ilana, and the "two others" who are with her. Meanwhile, his soldiers plot rebellions that are continually thwarted by Modula and his forces.
- Edward (voiced by Richard McGonagle) - Lance's father and Galaluna's greatest scientist, who was also friends with the King and General Modula. He disappeared through a prototype rift gate to an unknown location when Lance was just a boy. This moment is Lance's worst memory. Lance loved his father very much, and keeps a broken picture of him by his bed on Earth. His father's last words to Lance were that everything would be all right. His current whereabouts are unknown. There is some strong circumstantial evidence that suggests that Edward survived his trip through the rift gate and is currently the true leader of G3 though this was never expanded upon in the run of the series.
Series co-creator Genndy Tartakovsky drew inspiration from many sources. He grew up with mecha anime series from the 1970s and 1980s like Speed Racer, Macross and Voltron and states: "For whatever reason, I have always loved the idea of kids driving giant robots." His biggest influence were John Hughes movies like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, but the relationship between the two teenage leads was also inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky.
An episode of Samurai Jack with a similar plot, "Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess" (having two aliens and a robot fleeing to seek help for their planet), may have also provided inspiration. Tara Strong voiced the princess in said episode as well.
He came up with Octus and the high-school setting first and then later together with co-creators Paul Rudish and Bryan Andrews added Ilana and Lance as protagonists. The creators of the show took a long time to develop the female lead, Princess Ilana. "A positive strong female character is something I've always wanted to create", Tartakovsky said.
Tartakovsky called Sym-Bionic Titan "the most challenging project I have ever done."[5]
No. | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date[9] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
1 | "Escape to Sherman High" | Bryan Andrews, Paul Rudish, and Genndy Tartakovsky Darrick Bachman and Marv Wolfman (additional) |
Bryan Andrews and Genndy Tartakovsky | September 17, 2010 | 1.738[10] |
Lance, Ilana, and Octus crash-land on Earth while fleeing the evil General Modula, who has conquered their home world, Galaluna. They try to blend in Earth society by going to high school at the nearby town of Sherman, Illinois. During their first day at school, Modula sends a fire monster to destroy the princess. While battling the beast, Lance, Ilana, and Octus form "Sym-bionic Titan" with their robotically enhanced and energized battle-suits and defeat the monster, with some help from the mysterious Solomon. | |||||
2 | "Neighbors in Disguise" | Darrick Bachman Amy Wolfram (additional) |
Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Rafael Rosado | September 24, 2010 | 1.540[11] |
Ilana visits the mall to buy furniture for their new home, but Lance sees everyone around them as enemies, leading to a confrontation with mall security. Lance activates his powered Manus armored suit in Ilana's defense, attracting the attention of a five-headed robot beast sent by Modula. Lance tries to redeem himself for the mess he has caused by being swallowed so he can destroy the beast's power core from within. Later, Solomon takes security footage of Lance transforming. | |||||
3 | "Elephant Logic" | Ricardo Delgado and Genndy Tartakovsky | Brian Larsen, Kelsey Mann, and Andy Suriano | October 1, 2010 | N/A |
Ilana and Lance are having a hard time working as a team, so Octus consults children's television in an attempt to find a solution. Meanwhile, General Steel comes into possession of a mysterious rock. In his rush to uncover its secrets, he unleashes the monster within, a massive, electrical storm creature. Taking advice from the shows he's been watching, Octus gets Ilana and Lance to work together to defeat the storm creature. | |||||
4 | "The Phantom Ninja" | Darrick Bachman | Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Genndy Tartakovsky | October 8, 2010 | 1.319[12] |
Modula sends a squid-like Mutraddi assassin named Xeexi to find Ilana and kill her and the "other two". Meanwhile, Lance takes up vigilantism to spice up his boring life. One crime fight forced Lance to turn on his armor which leads Xeexi to the capture of him. Xeexi then finds Ilana and is about to kill her when Lance breaks free and saves her. Though Xeexi is defeated, knowledge of Titan's existence reaches Modula. He shows the King a hologram of the gigantic robot, demanding that he tell Moldula everything he knows about it, much to the King's shock. | |||||
5 | "Roar of the White Dragon" | Mitch Larson | Kelsey Mann, Rafael Rosado, and Andy Suriano | October 15, 2010 | 1.859[13] |
Lance develops a rivalry with a street-racing gang leader named Mike Chan, also called the White Dragon. When Lance's rivalry gets him arrested, Ilana forces him to get a driver's license -legally- if he wants to race Chan again. During the test, he is harassed by Chan's gang, followed by a long limbed Mutraddi monster. Lance manages to escape the monster, and his instructor passes him in gratitude. Lance, Ilana and Octus defeat the monster and Chan is taken into police custody by the detective who was trying to catch him. | |||||
6 | "Shaman of Fear" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Henry Yu | October 22, 2010 | 1.594[14] |
Ilana and Lance suffer from nightmares induced by a shaman-like Mutraddi who preys upon their fear. Ilana sees visions of her people dying, while Lance relives the experiment which claimed his father's life. They face and overcome their fears to beat him and upon returning home, both Ilana and Lance begin to have a new outlook at their mission on Earth. | |||||
7 | "Showdown at Sherman High" | Darrick Bachman | Dave Chlystek, Andy Suriano, and Genndy Tartakovsky | October 29, 2010 | 1.594[15] |
Using Sym-Bionic Titan, the group defeats a Mutraddi blob monster. However, a small piece survives and follows them to school, where it reassembles itself and attacks while they are vulnerable. The creature encompasses the school taking the whole student body prisoner. While Lance and Ilana fight for their lives and the other students, Octus has to devise a means to defeat the creature- which turns out to be cellphone signals via hypersonic waves. | |||||
8 | "Shadows of Youth" | Paul Dini | Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Sahin Ersöz | November 5, 2010 | 1.917[16] |
Lance has memory flashes to his time at the Galalunian military academy as a child shortly after the disappearance of his father. While at the academy, he is bullied and proves he is better than them by achieving the Medal of Excellence. In doing so, his bullies try to kill him and they end up destroying the school. | |||||
9 | "Tashy 497" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Dave Bullock, Andy Suriano, and Henry Yu | November 12, 2010 | 1.577[17] |
When Modula finds a cute but deadly new alien to unleash upon the group, Lance, Ilana and Octus find the cuddly little alien and decide to keep it as a pet. However, they soon discover that the cute creature isn't all what it seems. The creature is generating enough energy to wipe out Earth, so the trio reluctantly let their beloved pet die peacefully in a glorious burst of energy. At an astronomy center, Octus locates a nebula cluster where they let their pet go, which the scientist of the station allows them to name for discovering it. In agreement, they come to name the cloud Tashy 497, as a mix of the names they wanted to name the creature. | |||||
10 | "Lessons in Love" | Darrick Bachman | Dave Bullock, Andy Suriano, and Henry Yu | November 19, 2010 | 1.671[18] |
When Kimmy the cheerleader comes over to study, she strongly becomes romantically infatuated with Octus' human student disguise. Meanwhile, Lance and Ilana encounter a manta-like Mutraddi creature that is absorbing electrical energy that also causes their armor activators/communicators to shut down. | |||||
11 | "The Fortress of Deception" | Mitch Larson | Bob Camp, Ricardo Delgado, and Sung Jin Ahn | December 3, 2010 | 1.619[19] |
When Lance and Ilana are captured by G3, Octus has to discover the location of their base. Meanwhile Ilana and Lance are locked up in some sort of Galalunian-like cell at the G3 base. When Lance is taken in to be interrogated Ilana meets a seemingly fellow prisoner, Lance takes a beating from his interrogator and breaks out to get Ilana. They all run to get out and after being reunited with their communicators and Octus, they form Titan and break free. | |||||
12 | "The Ballad of Scary Mary" | Darrick Bachman | Genndy Tartakovsky, Sung Jin Ahn, and Ricardo Delgado | February 2, 2011 | N/A |
Octus and Kimmy drag Ilana and Lance with them to an annual school event in the woods known as a Scary Mary party. It is apparently to honor a girl who supposedly died in those woods. Lance and Ilana are very reluctant to join in the fun but after Ilana sees a geekish kid named Jason trying to open a pop bottle she decides to go and talk to him, but Lance is still just not feeling the party vibe so he chooses to just hang out beside the van until a goth girl shows up and they begin talking. While Octus, Kimmy, and some of her friends start doing "The Robot" a shape shifting Mutraddi beast lands near the party. The shape shifter disguises itself as Jason and tries to kill Ilana, only to be stopped by Lance. When it shows its true form to the rest of the kids at the party, they all run, giving Lance, Ilana, and Octus time to form Sym-Bionic Titan and kill it. | |||||
13 | "The Demon Within" | Don Shank | Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Brian Larsen | February 9, 2011 | N/A |
Lance, Ilana, and Octus go deep in to the swamp to find a Mutraddi that has landed in the water. They investigate the crashed ship and are attack by an amphibian-like Mutraddi that, after a seemingly easy kill, is able to bite Ilana and escape. Very slowly she transforms into the creature and attacks an alligator that was also mutated. Lance and Octus kill the original Mutraddi beast, turning Ilana back to herself. | |||||
14 | "I Am Octus" | J. M. DeMatteis | Andy Suriano, Henry Yu, and Dave Bullock | February 16, 2011 | N/A |
As the world seems to come to an absolute standstill, Octus remains immune and tries to find the cause for the problem. He is also forced to figure out what exactly he is. Once Octus finds the source, a giant bat Mutraddi that uses radio waves to stop all organic beings from moving, he attacks it, freeing Lance and Ilana. Now free, they form Sym-Bionic Titan with Octus and easily destroy the beast. | |||||
15 | "Disenfranchised" | James Gomez | Andy Suriano, Henry Yu, and Dave Bullock | March 2, 2011 | N/A |
Lance learns how to play the guitar, and General Steel sends a spy to Sherman High, convinced that whoever is behind Titan is at the school and Lance, Ilana and Octus become Steel's prime suspects. A dragon-like Mutraddi, which was defeated earlier by Titan, comes back as a severed head during a concert but is destroyed by Ilana and Octus with a hologram of the Manus armor, to give Lance an alibi with the General being at the concert. | |||||
16 | "Escape from Galaluna" | Bryan Andrews and Mitch Larson | Sung Jin Ahn, Bryan Andrews, and Ricardo Delgado | March 9, 2011 | N/A |
Another flashback episode showing the invasion of Mutraddi on Galaluna and Ilana, Lance, and Octus's escape. Ilana attends the opening of a school in a tribal region of Galaluna with her guardian, Hobbes. Meanwhile, Lance goes on a mission to rescue hostages from an observatory. His commander tells him to return to his post, but sneaks in to the observatory as the Mudtradi Leader was talking to Modula (unbeknownst to Lance) and Lance was imprisoned for getting the hostages killed (even though they were beforehand). Meanwhile, the King is seen finishing building Octus. The invasion occurs and Hobbes is injured and returns Ilana to the palace with both of them alive, and Lance's commander is revealed to be a traitor for Modula. Lance kills his former commander after a long sword fight and events lead up to how the trio arrived on planet Earth in the first episode. | |||||
17 | "Under the Three Moons" | Darrick Bachman | Andy Suriano and Henry Yu | March 16, 2011 | N/A |
Ilana is homesick, so she joins the Homecoming Dance Committee and creates a Galalunian-themed dance. Meanwhile, General Modula's continued failure to destroy the princess is spreading across the galaxy. Modula is approached by an alien who guarantees on his own life that he has a creature that will destroy Ilana and crush the Galalunian People's spirit. As our three heroes try to prepare for the dance, Lance and Kristin go a little further in their romantic relationship with a karate bout, but she declines his request to join him at the dance. Issues arise when the creature arrives just as they are about to depart for the dance. Titan at first fails poorly, as Octus and Ilana are distracted by missing the dance and making Kimmy feeling guilty and upset. However, Lance's lack of concern for their feelings pushes Ilana and Octus over the top, and the creature is soundly defeated as a result of their frustration. Later, Kimmy, fed up with Octus' "bathroom" disappearances, breaks up with him, while Ilana and Lance share a dance under the spotlight, their dates having run off together. Modula, after destroying the alien, continues plotting a way to destroy Ilana once and for all. | |||||
18 | "A Family Crisis" | Genndy Tartakovsky | Sung Jin Ahn, Ricardo Delgado, and Genndy Tartakovsky | March 26, 2011 | N/A |
Solomon and his team land at a heavily damaged space station when they are attacked by a burst of energy. Meanwhile, Octus is thrown a surprise birthday party by Lance and Ilana. During the party, Octus receives a distressing call from Solomon that requires Titan's immediate assistance. Titan arrives at the space station and are able to survive one encounter with the creature thanks to Solomon. He explains it is a creature made of pure lightning-like electrical energy and when it drains the energy of something, it cannot be recharged again. As they flee from the creature, Octus is hit by the creature in his leg, and cannot fix it. The gang then decide to contain the creature instead of destroying it. Lance and Solomon head towards the creature while Octus and Ilana hide. They manage to trap the creature temporarily, until Solomon's ship arrives. All of them escape, except for Lance due to the cable breaking. Octus saves him but is drained by the creature. When they try to recharge his mainframe it fails, and a strongly infuriated and heartbroken Lance uses Solomon's ship to destroy the station and the extraterrestrial creature within. | |||||
19 | "The Steel Foe" | Darrick Backman | Andy Suriano and Henry Yu | April 2, 2011 | N/A |
Lance and Ilana have been on the run for three whole weeks trying to reboot Octus. Meanwhile a giant Mutraddi beast has been ravaging Sherman in Titan's absence. General Steel reveals a giant robot named The "Homeland Mobile Emergency Robot" HMER (nicknamed the Hammer); constructed from the metal scraps of the gigantic rocket that Tashy was sent to Earth in; which he uses to defeat the creature. Lance believes that if they can sneak into the army base with the recharge unit for The Hammer, they will have enough energy and power to reboot Octus, but they are discovered and find themselves fighting the army and the Hammer. Without the intense energy and abilities of Titan, they are both easily overwhelmed. G3 intervenes to rescue Lance and Ilana and they join forces to prepare to battle against General Steel and the Hammer. | |||||
20 | "A New Beginning" | Darrick Bachman | Bryan Andrews, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Henry Yu | April 9, 2011 | N/A |
General Steel launches an all-out assault on G3's mobile airship base with his new Hammer robot, and it's up to Lance and Ilana to stop it. The battle is soon interrupted when three Mutraddi monsters attack three parts of the world simultaneously. During the battle, the mysterious and shadowed leader of G3 successfully reboots Octus. Overjoyed to have their dearest friend and "father" back, they reform Sym-bionic Titan; defeating all three monsters with ease. At the end of the day, the trio search for G3, who have disappeared, apparently gone into hiding. Soon after, Octus sends Kimmy a text that he will be home soon which brings tears to her eyes, as they head back to Sherman. Note: This episode merely indicates an unresolved cliffhanger "ending" of the series. |
Award nominations[edit]
Sym-Bionic Titan received two nominations at the 38th Annie Awards in 2011: Stephen DeStefano for Best Character Design in a Television Production and Scott Wills for Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production.[20]
- ^ Sym-Bionic Titan - Metacritic
- ^ "Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Series Panels and Events Lineup for 2009 Comic-Con International". Turner Broadcasting System. July 8, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ Thill, Scott (March 25, 2009). "Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Boosts Cartoon Network's Sci-Fi Quotient". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ "Cartoon Network Continues its Evolution with Largest, Most Diverse Development Slate in Network History". Time Warner. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Thill, Scott (September 17, 2010). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Is a Mecha Mash". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "The Network of Cartoons". The Animation Guild (TAG) Blog. March 23, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "Toonami on Adult Swim to Rerun "Sym-Bionic Titan", "ThunderCats" Remake". September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
- ^ "KNOW WHEN TO WATCH". adultswim.com. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Shows A-Z — Sym-Bionic Titan on Cartoon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (September 20, 2010). "Friday Cable: Without 'Eureka', 'Haven' Slips + 'Real Time with Bill Maher' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (September 27, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Haven' Stable, 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' College Football & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Haven' Finale Up; MLB Playoffs, 'Smackdown!' & More!". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 18, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place, Big Time Rush, Sanctuary, Swamp Loggers & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 25, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Sanctuary Down + Yankees/Rangers, Suite Life on Deck, Pair of Kings, Big Time Rush & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 1, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Rules the Cable Night, Sanctuary, Smackdown Steady & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 8, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Sanctuary, WWE Smackdown!, Swamp Loggers, NBA, Tony Danza & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 15, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: Sanctuary Rises +Friday Night Smackdown!, Avalon High, NBA, Wizards of Waverly & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 22, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: iCarly > Celtics-Thunder; Sanctuary, Friday Night Smackdown! Drop Back +Big Time Rush & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (December 6, 2010). "Friday Cable Ratings: NBA Tops; 'Gold Rush: Alaska' Premiere; Plus 'Conspiracy Theory,' 'Sanctuary,' 'Smackdown' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "38th Annual Annie Nominations - Winners Noted in Gold Color.". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
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13 As for you, go and learn what this means: `I want compassion rather than animal-sacrifices.' For I didn't come to call the `righteous,' but sinners!" | 13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." |
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The $5,000-to-win, season finale at the 1/2 mile oval drew a strong field of thirty-eight Super Late Models. Dustin drew the seventh starting spot for his heat race before charging to a second place finish behind Eric Wells. With passing points determining the feature line-up, Linville was locked into fourth starting spot on the grid.
When the race went green, Dustin began to progressively work his way forward and would take control from early leader, Scott James on lap eleven. James would assume the position again one circuit later as Jason Jameson entered the mix to make for a three-way battle for the top spot.
The trio went to battle over the next ten laps before James started to fade and eventually made contact with the outside wall to end his chances at the victory. Twelfth starting Kent Robinson took his turn out front on lap 24 and would hold the position until Linville took control again with ten laps remaining.
As the laps were quickly winding down Dustin continued to show the way with a hard charging Jameson now in tow. Jameson had closed on the bumper of Linville as the white flag was displayed. As the duo entered turn three Jameson would slide by Linville, but Linville would dive to the inside off turn four. The two made contact as they raced down the front stretch door-to-door. At the checkered flag it was Jameson who crossed the finish line first while Linville settled in second. Ken Robinson, James Rice and Eric Wells rounded out the top five finishers.
Full results from the program are available at www.FlorenceSpeedway.com
A talented field of eighty-nine entries filled the pit area at the 3/8 mile oval for the $50,000-to-win program, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Via time trials on Friday night Dustin locked into the third starting spot for his heat race. He settled to a fourth place finish, which left him on spot short of the transfer and sent him to a b-main on Saturday.
Rain on Saturday would however force the program to be pushed to Sunday afternoon. Dustin stormed to a b-main victory from his front-row starting spot, earning him the 21st starting position on the grid for the 100 lap finale. Passing would become difficult in the main event, and in an effort to save his equipment Linville retired on lap 63 to a 25th place finish.
Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com
Thirty-one Super Late Models converged on the historic oval of the $3,000-to-win program. Dustin timed in second overall during qualifications, and later won his heat race to lock into the outside-front-row for the finale. Linville lead more than halfway in the main event before fourth starting, Jackie Boggs took control. Boggs win on to claim the win, while Linville settled in the runner-up position. Brandon Kinzer, Brandon Fouts and Chris Combs rounded out the top five finishers.
Full results from the racing program are available at www.201Speedway.net
The unsanctioned, $3,000-to-win program drew a field of eighteen Super Late Models to the 3/8 mile oval, and Dustin started his night by rocketing to fast time honors, despite contact with outside wall. In heat race action Linville saw a right-rear tire blowout which resulted in a fourth place finish, positioning him starting tenth in the 35 lap feature.
In the main event, a trio of cautions had slowed the pace by lap 12 as Linville had already made his way up to the third position. Linville slipped past Cameron Marlar for second at the halfway point before the caution waved again on lap 22. On the restart race-long leader, Brad Neat and Linville began to pull away from the field as the duo went to battle for the top spot. Neat would push high in turn-three on lap 30, opening the door for Linville to take control. Dustin led the final five circuits to take home the $3,000 payday over Neat, Marlar, Johnny Wheeler and Greg Johnson.
"I have to say thanks to all who helped on the car and made this win come together! A lot of hard work, but sure paid off!" said Linville.
Full results from the event are available at www.PonderosaSpeedway.net
A stout field of forty-seven Super Late Models converged on the historic, 1/4 mile oval for the event, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Friday night's program was highlighted by Miller Welders Time Trials for the LOLMDS competitors, as the team struggled with the setup on their new Swartz Race Cars entry. (Rick Schwallie Photo)
A poor qualifying left Dustin starting deep in the second heat race however, the Bryantsville, Kentucky ace mounted a strong charge to finish fifth. Falling one spot short of a transfer position, Linville was forced to run a b-main. He went on to finish second behind Dale McDowell in the b-main to lock into the nineteenth starting spot for the 100 lap, $20,000-to-win finale. Linville battled around mid-pack for much of the event before ultimately retiring on lap 76 to a 20th place finish.
Action opened on Thursday night as 112 entries looked to do battle in the program that saw the field divided into a pair of $5,000-to-win events, and qualifications resulted in Dustin starting third in his heat race. He slipped to a fourth place finish, which sent him to a b-main. In the b-main he registered a third place finish, locking him into the 23rd starting spot for the 25 lap, preliminary feature. During the course of the feature Linville advanced nine spots to a fourteenth place finish.
Friday evening's program was again highlighted by a pair of $5,000-to-win events, and Linville would fail to reach a transfer spot via heat race action, sending him to a b-main. He advanced from his sixth starting spot to finish fourth in the b-main, but only the top three finishers moved on to the feature as his night came to an early end.
The finale for the crown jewel was held on Saturday evening as heat race line-ups were determined from a driver's best performance in qualifying on the two previous nights. As a result, Dustin found himself starting eleventh in his heat race. He would advance to a sixth place finish in the heat, leaving him short locking into the main event and forcing him to run a b-main. In the b-main, Linville mounted a convincing charge from his ninth starting spot to finish second, earning him the 23rd starting spot in the 100 lap, $47,000-to-win finale. He ultimately retired early from the main event to a 30th place finish in the final rundown.
"We just made the wrong tire choice for the feature and decided to pull in, but what an awesome experience! I have to give a huge thanks to my crew, sponsors, and all the fans. Without them none of this would be possible," said Linville following his first career World 100 start.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com
Action opened on Friday night at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky), for the 11th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial. The $10,001-to-win program, which was sanctioned by the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series, drew a stout field of thirty-eight entries to the 3/8 mile oval. Dustin earned the third starting spot for his heat race via time trials, and went on to finish fourth to lock into the thirteenth starting spot on the feature grid. After nearly a three-hour rain delay, the finale was contested and Linville advanced to a seventh place finish in the final rundown.
Action shifted to Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) on Saturday night, as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS), sanctioned a $10,000-to-win program. Twenty-eight entries converged on the state-of-the-art facility, and Dustin fell one spot short of locking into the feature via heat race action. However, a third place finish in the b-main earned him 21st starting spot for the finale. In the main event Linville advanced six spots to cross the finish line in the fifteenth position.
Fifty-three Super Late Models converged on the famed 1/2 mile oval for Friday night's preliminary events, which was highlighted by double heat races. Dustin's heat race performances earned him the fourth starting spot in the first b-main on Saturday evening.
After a great battle up front with Michael Chilton in the b-main, Linville settled in second to lock into the nineteenth starting position for the 100 lap, $50,000-to-win finale. Despite starting near the back of the pack Dustin sliced through the field, running as high as fifth at time, before crossing the finish line in the ninth position. (Rick Schwallie Photo)
The night started with Dustin blazing to fast time honors during qualifications, and later finishing second to Skylar Marlar in his heat race. As a result the hometown driver was slated to start fourth in the 35 lap finale. Michael Chilton bolted to the race lead at the drop of the green flag, only to draw the first caution flag when he slowed in turn four two laps later. On the restart it was now Marlar out front followed by Victor Lee and Linville in third. Lee and Linville would close in on Marlar on lap 25 before Linville found his way beneath Lee for second on lap 27, and set his sights on Marlar. The duo went door-to-door at the finish line on lap 29, with Linville taking over the top spot on circuit later.
Linville kept Lee at bay over the final laps to score the win aboard his #d8 Linville Racing/Johnny Maco's Electric/Paul Benton Auto Body/Graphic Impressions/Swartz Race Cars/Bullock Racing Engines Super Late Model. Lee finished a closed second while Justin Rattliff, Tim Tungate, and Brad Neat completed the top five finishers.
Linville looked to capitalize on his Friday night performance as the team trekked east to 201 Speedway (Sitka, Kentucky) on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, steady afternoon rains forced officials to push the event back to Sunday night.
Twenty-six entries converged on the historic Eastern Kentucky oval for the Inaugural Coal Show 50, which posted a $5,000 winner's check for competitors. Dustin started his outing by once again rocketing to fast time honors, which earn him an extra $100 courtesy of Cardinal Automotive (Hazard, Kentucky) for his efforts. He went on to win his heat race to lock into the pole position for the 50 lapper with veteran Tim Dohm alongside.
Linville took control at the onset of the feature with Dohm and R.J. Conley in tow. Dohm pulled ahead at the halfway point before the caution flag waved, erasing his move. On the restart Dustin turned down a slider from Conley who took second from Dohm. As the laps wound down Dohm retained second once again from Conley, and set his sights on the leader for one final challenge. In the final ten laps Dohm pulled alongside Linville, and the duo waged a fierce battle for the top spot with Dohm leading by a nose as the white flag displayed. However, Linville regained the lead exiting turn two and held off Dohm through the final turns to take the checkers for his second victory in as many nights. Dohm finished a close second followed by Conley, while Brandon Kinzer and Chris Combs rounded out the top five finishers.
Complete results from the program are available at www.201Speedway.net
The "Rooster" will now set his sights on the 32nd Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 at Florence Speedway on August 7th-9th. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event boosts a $50,000 top prize, and will see the nation's top Super Late Model competitors battle it out in a 100 lap main event.
"We're feeling very confident in the right now and really excited about what's in store with the new format this weekend," said Linville.
Further information is available at www.LucasDirt.com or www.FlorenceSpeedway.com
On Friday night action shifted to Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio) for the annual Independence 50, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Thirty-three Super Late Model registered for the $10,000-to-win program, and heat race action left Dustin one spot short of locking into the finale. As a result he would have to run a b-main where a second place finish locked him into the nineteenth starting spot on the feature grid. When the main event went green, Dustin progressively worked his way forward, and was running thirteenth when a late race caution would stack the field back up. The Delaware style double-file restart left Linville hung out the outside as the field came back to green. With the inside groove being the preferred line throughout much of the race Dustin quickly fell backwards and ultimately retired to a 24th place finish with ten laps to go. (Rick Schwallie Photo)
The weekend drew to a close on Saturday night at 201 Speedway (Sitka, Kentucky), as the LOLMDS tour made their first ever visit to the historic Eastern Kentucky facility. Thirty-four entries converged on the 3/8 mile oval for the $10,000-to-win event, as Linville once again fell short of locking into the 50 lap feature via heat race action. Unfortunately the Bryantsville, Kentucky native failed to reach a transfer spot in the b-main, bringing his night to a disappointing early end.
Full results from Portsmouth Raceway Park and 201 Speedway are available at www.LucasDirt.com
Saturday evening found the team pitted at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky), as thirty-one entries registered for battle. Dustin started his outing with a heat race win, earning him the third starting spot in the 35 lap finale. In the feature, Linville overtook front row starter Duane Chamberlain for the top spot on the second circuit. Once out front Linville fended off a challenge from Kent Robinson around halfway to lead the rest of the distance for the $2,000 triumph. Robinson finished second followed by Frank Heckenast Jr., Justin Rattliff, and Michael Chilton.
Dustin qualified fifth overall among eighteen Super Late Model competitors registered for the $3,000-to-win program. A third place finish in heat race action positioned him starting fifth in the 40 lap finale. When the feature went green Linville had already taken second by the fifth circuit, and set his sights on the leader. Linville used lap traffic to his advantage, assuming the point just past halfway in the race. Linville set the pace out front and looked to be on his way to Victory Lane, but lap traffic once played a factor late in the race. Seventh starting Victor Lee took the lead from Linville in the late stages of race and went on to score the victory while Linville settled in second. Michael Wright, Zack Dohm, and Michael Paul Howard rounded out the top five finishers.
Complete results from the event are available at www.201Speedway.net
A talented field of thirty-six Super Late Models were on hand for the $10,000-to-program at the 1/2 mile oval, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). After struggling with technical issues during qualifications, Linville went on to a sixth place finish in the first heat race, leaving him to run a b-main. A third place finish in the b-main earned Dustin the 21st starting spot in the 50 lap finale. During the course of the feature the Bryantsville, Kentucky ace advanced nine positions to a twelfth place finish at the checkered flag.
A Weekly Racing Series event would kick off the weekend on Friday night as a modest eleven entries were on hand for the program. Dustin posted the fastest time overall during qualifications and went on to win his heat race, earning him the pole position for the feature. In the main event Linville was battling near the front of the back when mechanical issues sent him sailing into the outside wall, leaving his #D8 Swartz Race Cars Super Late Model with heavy right front damage. As a result his night was brought to an early end and a disappointing ninth place finish.
Saturday night saw the winner's check increase to $2,500 for the annual Pete Abell Memorial, and fourteen competitors signed in to chase the win. Much like the night before Dustin set the overall fast time, and later finished fourth in his heat race to lock into the seventh starting spot for the 35 lap finale. When the race went green, Linville wasted no time in his charge to front. He had made his way into the top five before mechanical issues plagued the team once again, leaving him with no brakes and a flat right rear tire. The team hustled under caution to make repairs and Linville was able to rejoin the tail of the field. Despite his loss of brakes, the Rooster sliced through the field to salvage a fifth place finish behind race winner, Victor Lee, Mike Marlar, Michael Asberry, and Brad Neat.
Complete results from the weekend can be found at www.PonderosaSpeedway.net
On Thursday night a $4,000-to-win event was held at 201 Speedway (Sitka, Kentucky) as thirty-two Super Late Model filled the pit area for the event. With the top eight qualifiers locking into the feature Linville fail short of the mark, and had to run a b-main, where he finished third to earn the thirteenth starting position in the 40 lap main event. In the feature, despite passing being difficult Dustin advanced four spots to a twelfth place finish at the checkered flag.
Friday night took the team closer to familiar territory as a $4,000-to-win event was contested at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky). A talent-laden field of twenty-seven entries were on hand for the event, and the evening began with Dustin setting the overall fast time with a 13.147 second lap around the 3/8 mile oval. His qualifying effort locked him into the pole position for the 40 lap finale, with Mike Marlar alongside. As the feature went green it was Linville who jumped to the race lead with Marlar in tow. Linville set the pace for the next eight circuits before slight contact with the outside wall in turn four allowed Marlar to get by on the inside. After a hard-fought battle at the front of the back for the remainder of the event, Dustin crossed the finish line in fourth behind race winner Mike Marlar, Eric Wells, and Gregg Satterlee.
The weekend drew to a close on Saturday night at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky), as a stout field of thirty-seven entries assembled on the 1/2 mile oval for the 38th Annual Spring 50. The Spring Nationals tour would sanction the $5,000-to-win program, and qualifying sixth in his group Dustin raced to the win in the heat race to lock in the seventh starting position for the feature. Linville settled back to twelfth early in the 50 lap main event, before wheeling his #d8 Swartz Race Cars/Bullock Race Engines Super Late Model back to a solid fourth place finish behind race winner Darrell Lanigan, Jimmy Owens, and Gregg Satterlee.
Full results from the weekend are available at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com
Linville was the top qualifier and went on to win the first heat race, positioning him on the pole for the 25 lap main event. When the feature went green, the Rooster bolted to the race lead immediately and began to pull away. By lap ten of the affair the Bryantsville, Kentucky ace had put all but the second through fifth place competitors a lap down. But disaster would strike for Dustin on lap sixteen when contact with a slower car sent his #D8 Johnny Maco's Electric/Paul Benton Auto Body/Swartz Race Car/Bullock Race Engines powered Super Late Model into a spin in turn three. Linville would restart as the last car on the lead lap in fifth, but wouldn't remain there for long as the field came back to green and Dustin regained the top spot just one circuit later. Linville lead the closing laps to score the win over Gary Yeager, Chris Johnson, Glen Hounshell Jr., and Dion Benningfield.
Complete results from the event can be found at www.PonderosaSpeedway.net
Linville Racing will take the next few weeks off to re-group, the team plans to resume action on April 17th at 201 Speedway (Sitka, Kentucky). Visit the 'TOUR' page for an updated list of events.
Friday night's opener boasted a $4,000 prize as a talented field of thirty-four Super Late Models registered for battle. With the top eight qualifiers locking into the 40 lap feature Linville fell short of the mark, and had to run a b-main. Unfortunately, Dustin failed to reach a transfer spot in the b-main, bringing his night to early end.
Saturday evening saw the winner's purse increased to $10,000 as thirty-two entries converged on the 4/10 mile high-banked oval. Linville just missed the transfer into the main event via heat race action, but locked into the 22nd starting spot on the grid with a third place finish in the b-main. During the course of the 60 lap feature Dustin fought an ill handling race car, and eventually retired his #d8 machine early to a disappointing 23rd place finish.
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I was looking for the certification choices for Civil 3D and I found this
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Does anyone know if an "Exam preparation Roadmap" exists (or anything describing the subjects to be examined),
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Sir, now I understand why Greece lies in such a deep crisis: you have 8 GB Ram on a 32 bit Windows (I'm joking, however...)
thanks a lot, .... but no such thing in there...
it's for 2010 and on and no "Implementation" thing
and I did ask a technician before I upgraded to 8gb ...
vk_topo wrote:and I did ask a technician before I upgraded to 8gb ...
That technician should be scurged on the Partenone place, my dear...
Your x32 Windows "sees" only a bit more than 3 GB, while Civil 32 bit even less, so you are wasting almost 5 GB Ram, period.
I believe the implementation certification was only available to employees of resellers, and not available to the public.
after contacting autodesk's certification dept,
I was told that it's not supported anymore (only versions 2011 and above)
but I never learned what this was about... (I mean the implimentation thing)
anyway - thank you all
vk_topo wrote:I never learned what this was about... (I mean the implimentation thing)
anyway - thank you all
The "Implementation Certified Expert" or ICE was for resellers and Autodesk sales/tech only as stated. It was intended for resellers to go in to an firm/office and not only sell the products but also install, train, setup templates, styles and every thing in between for someone that has no to little experience with the product(s).
I got a couple of those ICE certifications hanging on the wall here. IMHO they were not worth the thousands of dollars my employer had to pay out for me to get them. It was a week worth of hotels at Manchester for Civil3D, and San Raf for the Map3D and Mapguide ones, then add in the airfare, a week away from work and the cost to attend the training for each one it got expensive for the boss.
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About a quarter of patients with chest pain and half of those with heart attacks get to the hospital via EMS (emergency medical services), yet little is known about the timing of this journey.
The authors studied 5,887 calls made by people with suspected cardiac symptoms to EMS in 10 municipalities involving 29 hospitals and 98 EMS depots in Dallas County, Texas, in 2004. People with the symptoms were equally divided between men and women; half were white.
Women took an average of 2.3 minutes longer to get to the hospital than men, not considered a critical difference.
One expert agreed that difference was minimal.
"I'm not sure there's much here. It's a study from what happened five years ago in one place," said Dr. Robert Greenberg, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and vice chairman of emergency medicine at Scott & White in Temple. "When you cut to the bottom line, they're talking about a two-minute difference and that's not going to make any difference in patient care. The question would be why."
But about 11 percent of patients were delayed by 15 minutes or more, a window that could be critical. And women were 52 percent more likely than men to be delayed at least this long, regardless of other factors, including the demographics of the neighborhoods.
"We chose 15 minutes before even looking at the data set because clinical evidence suggests that if you are having a heart attack, 15 minutes is enough to cause significantly more cell death," Concannon said.
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Talk Back: United for YES! on Prop 2
Today, the Field Poll, an independent and respected polling firm, released results on Prop 2 and had 60 percent of likely voters favoring the measure and 27 percent opposing it, with 13 percent undecided.
While this snapshot of voter opinion is encouraging, we at The HSUS are not relaxing or relenting. Thousands of animal advocates will be canvassing neighborhoods for YES! on Prop 2, making phone calls, and otherwise getting the word out on this historic ballot initiative between now and election day.
On election night, I'll be blogging live from our election central headquarters in Los Angeles. We'll be posting election returns as we get them from state and media sources. So please check in to the blog for regular updates and commentary as the returns roll in. The first returns should come in by 8:30 p.m. PST.
You've had lots of feedback on my frequent posts on the issue, and I wanted to share some of your comments.
For the sake of farm animals, Prop 2 MUST pass! How can we sit down at our tables eating chicken or any other animal meat knowing that these animals gave their lives for us, never having had the chance for freedoms each of us enjoy—the smell of grass, the open sky above, the chance to move—whether for these animals it was a chance to flap wings or run or roll around in a cool mud bath, or just to chew on grasses below a wide-open sky above. If we are to call ourselves "humane" we have no choice but to vote Yes on Prop 2. If this proposition does not pass, then for this Californian, the only choice will be vegetarian or buy cage-free eggs and cage-free animal meat only. If there are enough people like me, then how much money will the big agribusinesses make off their poor, suffering animals? Please join me in doing the right thing: Vote Yes on Prop 2! —Carol
I sensed the deep sadness in Dave Long's voice as he spoke about the living conditions of the multitudes of laying hens at the factory farm adjacent to his property. The awareness being raised by the "YES! on Prop 2" campaign alone regarding the cruelty aspect of confinement/suffering of the animals in factory farms is in itself a great victory; however, it's due time for the final blow. —PJ
Trust me, Wayne. This is a measure I will keep on talking about until Nov. 5. I want to see this Prop passed and give the animals sweet justice! Can't wait! —Maria
Your recent aggressive advertising campaigns are excellent! The program on Oprah where Wayne Pacelle presented the facts was outstanding and now on our satellite television stations there are commercials showing the deplorable conditions of animals where he again makes his statements. All of these efforts are so important. You are to be commended. Thank you so much. —Elaine Harmon in Texas
Thank you Wayne and the HSUS for producing such electrifying commercials. People need to see how their food is produced. If they truly care about animals they would not support this industry. To eat the products from these companies is to condone their cruelty. —Michelle Staples
Every time I watch one of these videos I can't help but remember what the HSUS's incredible Gretchen Wyler used to say: "Cruelty can't stand the spotlight." The evidence is overwhelmingly obvious. Now all the voters need to do is vote YES on Prop. 2! —PJ Bertsch
We must pass Prop 2!! The way we treat animals in our society says so much! The question is not: Can they reason? The question is: Can they suffer? Yes, these beautiful creatures have feelings and it's time for us as a nation to have a heart and at least allow the animals to stretch, turn around, etc. It's the least we can do!! Please have a heart and vote YES on Prop 2!! —MaryKay Bills
Wayne, you are such a good, kindhearted man. I was unaware of how these farms treated animals but after learning more and becoming aware, I have quit eating meat and am passing out Yes on Prop 2 flyers everywhere I go. You, my friend, are making a huge difference for the positive for the animals. —Robert Scott
How far we have fallen as humans that we could treat another living being how we treat animals "farmed for food." That groups could lie for the sake of their "agribusinesses." I'm passing your video address onto everyone I know. It's clear, it's concise and factual and it resonates with both our hearts and our heads. Yes on Prop 2! —Stacy Thomas


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17 Per la iniquità della sua cupidigia io mi sono adirato, e l'ho colpito; mi sono nascosto, mi sono indignato; ed egli ribelle, ha seguito la via del suo cuore. | 17 I was enraged by his sinful greed; I punished him, and hid my face in anger, yet he kept on in his willful ways. |
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Tanaka Goes Down and Panic Ensues: What's Next for the Yankees?
Last week I wrote about a conversation I had with a die-hard Orioles fan, how every year all he hopes for is a team that gives him a reason to watch every day, and how I was beginning to echo his sentiments as a fan of a decidedly mediocre Yankee team.
On Wednesday, many Yankee fans undoubtedly felt they lost that reason to watch. In this nightmarish season for the starting rotation, our worst fear has been realized: Masahiro Tanaka landed on the disabled list.
The week has gone from bad to worse for the Yankees, at least on the injured pitcher front. Last Thursday they got word that CC Sabathia, who was originally intended to be their number one starter, would likely need surgery on his right knee and miss the rest of the season. A day later the Oakland A's snatched up Jeff Samardijza and Jason Hammel in a trade with the Cubs, ensuring that the Yankees wouldn't replace their fallen ace with either of the two, as some had speculated.
Yes, the news about Sabathia was devastating—it's unclear how the surgery will affect the rest of his career–but not exactly surprising. Since his trip to the DL on May 11 he had been progressing slowly and carefully, but an MRI last week showed the swelling hadn't gone down much and he was shut down immediately. Sabathia joined teammate Ivan Nova as the second Yankee starter to have season-ending surgery. (Also unsurprising is the injury-prone Michael Pineda's extended stay on the DL for a back muscle strain. It's possible he may return in August, but I wouldn't hold my breath.)
Yankee fans were hoping the biggest problem they'd have this week regarding Tanaka would be complaining if he didn't get to start the All-Star Game. (All-Star Tanaka Tuesday? Indeed.) But on Wednesday the Yankees sent him back to New York for an MRI, and it confirmed that Tanaka was suffering from inflammation in his right elbow. The news about Tanaka, who is 12-4 this season, was a shock to Yankee fans, even though he was coming off his worst outing of the season (5 runs on 10 hits to the Twins on Tuesday).
Now we're left to speculate: Is the Tanaka injury a result of Joe Girardi relying on him too much to go that extra inning or two, and taking advantage of the de facto ace's starts to preserve the bullpen? The Japanese right-hander was previously used to pitching only once a week; in contrast, several of Tanaka's starts this season have come on only four days' rest.
I've never been an advocate of babying pitchers, and I'm a big believer in pushing the guys with the huge contracts to go the extra mile. But there were several times this year when I was surprised to see Tanaka sent out for the next inning. If a pitcher is cruising along throwing a two-hit shutout, by all means— have him go for the complete game. But if a guy doesn't have his best stuff, and every inning he's narrowly escaping jams and is visibly shaky on the mound, is sending him out in the eighth a good idea in a close game? How far is too far to push your ace if you want him to remain your ace for years to come? Sabathia was constantly pushed over the last few seasons, and look what happened to him.
So where do the Yankees go from here? They've got Hiroki Kuroda and a bunch of replacements flanking him in the rotation. As amazing as it is that the 39-year-old Kuroda is the only original starter who has managed to stay off the DL, he hasn't exactly been lights out for the Yankees. He's 6-6 with a 4.20 ERA, and his numbers really are a true picture of what you're going to get when he's on the mound: a cornucopia of hits and a clump of runs at some point, with pretty much a 50-50 shot of winning the game. David Phelps has proved himself to be a fairly reliable starter, but most people thought he'd be the number five, if anything, not the number two.
The rest of the spots at this point will, for now, be filled by Chase Whitley, Shane Greene, and newcomer Brandon McCarthy, whom the Yankees acquired last week by trading Vidal Nuno to the Diamondbacks. It would behoove Brian Cashman to consider making another trade for a starter before the deadline, but for whom?
Tanaka aside, perhaps the Yankees' biggest weapon this season has been the mediocrity of the rest of the division. In the last 24 hours there have been suggestions that news of Tanaka's injury is the Yankees' sign to throw in the towel for 2014 and focus on cultivating their farm system for the years to follow. The idea is ludicrous. Why would a team only three games out of first place throw the rest of the season down the drain? At this point, it's impossible to tell how much time Tanaka will miss; hopefully he will be back quickly.
It does seem like we have been using the word "hopefully" quite a bit this season. Though many feel like they have lost their reason to hope and watch, the Yankees—and Cashman–need to take this opportunity to show the rest of the league that they refuse to become irrelevant.
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All systems go !
09 Jul, 2014 / Leave a commentPart-time student Jody Lockyer reflects on his first year of MSc Sustainable Development in Practice Were you excited when you… more
Engaging the 'Inactive' Publics
14 Apr, 2014 / Leave a commentMSc Sustainable Development in Practice guest lecturer David Owen is Director of the Bristol Palestine Film Festival. This blog, based… more
But that's Illogical captain
21 Feb, 2014 / Leave a commentProfessor Paul Hoggett, module tutor for Creating Sustainable Behaviour Change reflects on Climate Change Policy and Theories of Change Its… more